What are the treatment options for periodontal diseases?
The first line of treatment for periodontal disease is carried out by the patients themselves. Once you have periodontal disease, personal oral hygiene is more important than everything else. Thorough tooth brushing in the correct way practiced at least two times a day and flossing at least one time a day are the minimal requirement if you want to control periodontal disease. I cannot emphasize enough about flossing. I know many people do not floss because they think it is too time consuming, or they find the teeth bleed when they floss, or they are just lazy to do the work. Let me assure you this: once you try flossing everyday, gradually you will find it not much time consuming as you may think. I remember the first few times I tried flossing, it took me at least 10 minutes and I had to look at my mouth in a mirror in order to slide the floss between teeth. Now I can floss all the teeth in less than 3 minutes and I dont even need to open my eyes to do it! The second thing I can assur
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